South Devon
Stretching from Torbay to the outskirts of Plymouth, the areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty coastline is one of many moods and also a Heritage Coast. It ranges from sheltered hidden coves to the jagged pre-Cambrian cliffs of Bolt Head and from the long golden expanses of Slapton Sands to the cool, tree-shaded serenity of the Dart and Kingsbridge estuaries, some of Britain ’s finest ria coastline.
Inland, the AONB protects the fertile, sheltered South Hams peninsula. This is ‘deepest Devon’ country, a pastoral landscape of flowering hedgerows and ancient sunken lanes, carved into by the richly wooded valleys of the Avon and Dart. The areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty built environment of thatched, white, pink and ochre cottages and picturesque fishing ports such as Dartmouth and Salcombe is intrinsic to its quality.
